Bible Verses About Broken Promises
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for broken promises, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,900 votes, led by Numbers 23:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Broken Promises
Numbers 23:19172 votes
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Isaiah 41:10153 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Jeremiah 29:11145 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 40:31142 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Psalms 34:18141 votes
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
2 Peter 1:4140 votes
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Joshua 23:14139 votes
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
2 Corinthians 7:1137 votes
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Peter 3:9135 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
1 John 1:9134 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalms 147:3132 votes
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Revelation 1:1132 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Psalms 89:34131 votes
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
John 3:16128 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 16:33128 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Matthew 5:37126 votes
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Deuteronomy 7:9125 votes
Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Isaiah 43:2125 votes
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Ecclesiastes 5:4124 votes
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Matthew 7:7124 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Romans 8:28123 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Hebrews 8:6120 votes
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
1 Peter 5:10120 votes
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
James 5:12119 votes
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Revelation 21:4119 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
What does the Bible say about broken promises?
Readers most often cite Numbers 23:19 on the subject of broken promises. Across 9,900 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 40:31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.